Harrison County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
James Simms, Harrison County, Texas, 1867
James Simms registered to vote in Harrison County on July 23, 1867. He reported Tennessee as his birthplace and 21 years in Texas, 21 of them in Harrison County. The registrar wrote "colored" beside his name. Harrison County registered 2,773 freedmen in 1867, 72% of its voters.
- Tennessee
- Birthplace
- 21 years
- In Texas
- 21 years
- In the county
- about 1846
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1846 to 1870
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In Harrison County
James Simms
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- James Simms
- Place of birth
- Tennessee
- County of registration
- Harrison County
- Precinct
- 2
- Registered
- July 23, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 21 years
- Years in Harrison County
- 21 years
- Years in the precinct
- 21 years
- Signature, as written
- "J. Simms"
- Remarks, as written
- "colored"
Simmses elsewhere in Texas
Variations of Simms
- Sims 29
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 41 of the Harrison County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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